Sexual Assault
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Maharashtra: 15-year-old girl gangraped in Palghar, eight arrested
The girl was assaulted for hours between Friday night and Saturday morning.
Scroll Staff
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How insensitive medical education allows the banned two-finger test for rape survivors to persist
The Supreme Court’s condemnation is laudable but also raises the question of whether legal advances in caring for rape survivors are being implemented.
Mukul Bhowmick
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Tennis: Chinese star Peng Shuai denies making sexual assault allegations again
In the recent interview with a French sports daily, she reiterated a similar comment about the allegations she gave to a Singaporean newspaper back in December.
AFP
Trending
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Vikas Khanna’s new novel: A chef visits India to rekindle her love for cooking after losing her son
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Rout in Adani Group shares continues for second day after Hindenburg allegations
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Kavita Krishnan: The Left must change course – it is speaking the same language that tyrants do
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‘Oral sex’ with minor is a less serious offence, says Allahabad HC, reduces jail term of convict
The court held that putting penis into a minor’s mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault.
Scroll Staff
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Uttar Pradesh government official arrested for molesting contractual worker
The complainant claimed that the man was not arrested for two weeks since he was the undersecretary of the minority welfare department.
Scroll Staff
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Penetration between thighs is also rape, rules Kerala HC
The court noted that the law on rape includes penetration to other parts of a woman’s body, and is not confined to the vagina, urethra or anus.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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The Tejpal rape case verdict and the Goa court quest for the ‘ideal’ sexual assault victim
Even minor discrepancies in the complainant’s statements have been portrayed as crucial ones.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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SC stays arrest of rape-accused after he and complainant agree to get married
In November, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had denied him bail.
Scroll Staff
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Opinion: Sexual assault is sexual assault, skin or no skin
A misogynistic, sexist judgement of the Bombay High Court has just made my daughter’s world that much more terrifying.
Dilip D’Souza
The Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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Former model accuses Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1997
Amy Dorris told ‘The Guardian’ that the US president had assaulted her in his VIP box at the US Open when she was 24.
Scroll Staff
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We can celebrate Harvey Weinstein’s fall – but the #MeToo battle is still only half won
The Hollywood producer was convicted on Monday for rape in the third degree and a criminal sex act in the first degree.
Bianca Fileborn, The Conversation & Rachel Loney-Howes, The Conversation
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Donald Trump denies sexual assault allegation by US writer, calls it ‘false stories for publicity’
Magazine columnist E Jean Carroll claimed the president attacked and allegedly raped her at a department store in 1995 or 1996.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: Hardik Pandya confirms Shubman Gill to open alongside Ishan Kishan
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Tommy Paul in straight sets to reach 10th final
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Cricket: All female officiating crew for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, three from India
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They have Sania Mirza
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Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Karen Khachanov to reach second Grand Slam final